our hungry journey

This blog began as a commentary and review on nightlife
and restaurants in and around Nairobi before Nairobi exploded with
international restaurants and embraced westernized service ideals. While
there was a handful of decent and affordable restaurants scattered
throughout Nairobi in 2010, there was no one website that compiled
reviews of these establishments (at the time) and review and travel
sites were generally unreliable (typically written by picky tourists
paying no mind to the fact they were not dining in their home country).
We wanted to provide a service to locals and expats looking for a good
eat, devoid of bias and free of Western expectations.

Formerly known as Nairobi Nights, the blog's creators initially changed the name to African Nights
to better describe the growing variety of foodie destinations
highlighted on the blog. The fact that our original title was
commandeered by "Sue, a Kenyan prostitute growing her brand" was a
contributing factor as well. The blog took another turn when, after
nearly five years of living, traveling, and eating her way through the
African continent, your hostess with the mostess, the Hungry Expat, moved
to India. After a considerable break, the blog was relaunched in 2015 as the Diary of a Hungry Expat.

a little legalese

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